Jakarta. More than 11,000 Telkom employees attended FUNtastic Day 2018 in Jakarta on Sunday (15/07) to commemorate the state-owned company's 53rd anniversary.

The event also served to promote the 18th Asian Games, hosted by Jakarta and Palembang, South Sumatra, between Aug. 18 and Sept. 2.

The event was inaugurated by Erwin Hidayat Abdullah, deputy for logistics, industrial areas and tourism at the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises. He was accompanied by Telkom Group chief executive Alex J. Sinaga

"For the FUNwalk event, we wanted to strengthen the bond between Telkom employees while promoting the 18th Asian Games," Arif Prabowo, Telkom vice president for corporate communications, said during the opening ceremony.

He added that as the official telecommunications partner of the Asian Games, Telkom plays a key role because information and communications infrastructure is important to the event's success.

As one of the largest state-owned companies in the information and communications industry, Telkom said it will fully support the Asian Games through the provision of communication infrastructure and the best service it can offer to match other countries that previously hosted the sporting event.

Telkom also showed its support and appreciation of disabled athletes and the sports community in general during Sunday's event.

Telkom president director Alex J. Sinaga, fourth from left, State-Owned Enterprises Ministry deputy Erwin Hidayat Abdullah, third from right, former boxer Chris John and members of Telkom's board of directors seen at the start of FUNtastic Day 2018 at the Telkom Landmark Tower in Jakarta on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Telkom)

Telkom president director Alex J.Sinaga and Erwin Hidayat Abdullah, deputy for logistics, industrial areas and tourism at the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises, along with members of Telkom's board of directors at the start of the FUNwalk event during FUNtastic Day 2018 held to celebrate the company's 53rd anniversary. (Photo courtesy of Telkom)